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Action Items
Action
Item
| Develop pilot projects with
other Federal agencies to address environmental
justice concerns. |
Superfund will work with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), and EPA Regional On-Scene
Coordinators (OSCs) and RPMs to develop a list of Superfund
sites having low-income or minority housing that may be
eligible for HUD Lead Abatement grants, and will provide
information to OSCs and RPMs on how to apply for these
grants. There are currently few regulatory options and
mechanisms for funding indoor lead paint cleanup. This
initiative may help address paint cleanup in housing near
some Superfund sites. In October 1994, OERR initiated a
survey of past Superfund and other Federal agency decisions
regarding how indoor lead paint threats have been addressed,
and the results were discussed with Superfund Branch Chiefs.
In May 1995, OERR coordinated with HUD to define a list of
Superfund sites where there is low-income or minority housing
that may be eligible for HUD Lead Abatement grants.
| 5/94 |
Examined HUD options for support of
Superfund work during rotational assignments at HUD. |
| 10/94 |
Initiated a survey of past Superfund
and other Federal agency decisions regarding how
indoor lead paint threats have been addressed. |
| 11/94 |
Discussed patterns, lead paint
survey results, draft options with Superfund Branch
Chiefs. |
| 5/96 |
Notice of Funding Availability
published in the Federal Register for Lead
Abatement grants. |
| 10/96 |
HUD awarded 17 lead abatement
grants, 3 of which are for controlling lead-based
paint hazards near Superfund sites. |
| Lisa Askari |
(703) 603-8799 |
Region 7, in cooperation with ATSDR, identified two
Superfund sites where Region 7 will join in pilot efforts
with other agencies to address environmental justice
concerns. The health concerns and issues in areas around the
Superfund sites will be addressed in partnership with the PHS
and Health and Human Services (HHS). The sites are
Oronogo-Duenweg, located in Jasper County, Missouri; and
Cherokee County, a site in Kansas. On December 20, 1994, the
Regional Administrator met with ATSDR, Regional
Administrators for PHS and HHS, and local representatives
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The purpose of the meeting was to establish working
relationships with these agencies working at the Jasper
County and the Cherokee County sites.
| 8/94 |
Identified sites where ATSDR is
addressing health concerns. |
| 12/94 |
Identified affected Federal
agencies. |
| 12/94 |
Drafted correspondence to agencies
introducing pilot program and requesting
participation. |
| 12/94 |
Met with representatives from PHS,
HHS, and HUD. |
| 6/95 |
Worked with School District in
developing curriculum for K-12 students about lead.
Provided Schools with CDC, HUD, and National Cancer
Society Nutrition manuals |
| 7/95 |
Developed fact sheets about lead and
risk reduction using information and guidelines from
CDC and HUD. |
| 9/95 |
Health Professional Training with
local physicians provided by KU medical staff,
supported by ATSDR. |
| 2/96 |
ATSDR participated in environmental
justice conference as panel member for the
Oronogo-Duenweg site. |
| 4/96 |
Brought Assistant Director for HUD's
interior lead-based paint abatement program to the
Region to discuss lead-paint abatement grant
opportunities with the States and communities. |
| 5/96 |
Participants from Region 6, Region
7, ATSDR and CDC HQ, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma
State Health Departments, and local health officials
and interested citizens met to develop comprehensive
long term methods of providing lead risk reduction
education for these and other mining areas. |
| Mike Sanderson |
(913) 551-7664 |
Region 10's Hazardous Waste Division (HWD) participated in
an interagency education and outreach training for the new
EPA-Alaska Americorps volunteers. Training was provided by
key personnel of Native Alaskan organizations, the Alaska
education system, the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation, and EPA. Thirteen of the fifteen trainees were
Native Alaskans representing their own villages. The
EPA-Alaska Americorps project, which includes at least 15
different locations throughout Alaska, targets volunteer
action to identify and resolve solid/hazardous waste and
water issues at the local level. Region 10 will provide
technical assistance on an as-needed basis.
The 1995 EPA-Alaska Americorps Program has placed fifteen
new members in villages across the State. All members will
tailor their environmental education and community-action
projects (hazardous and solid waste management, sanitation,
and village safe water) to the needs of their host
communities throughout Alaska.
| 1/95 |
Trained Americorp volunteers. |
| 1/96 |
Second group of fifteen Americorps
volunteers hired, placed, and trained. |
| 6/96 |
Original Americorps volunteer
program completed. |
| Sally Edwards |
(907) 271-6322 |
Action
Item
| Increase and improve
coordination between Federal agencies to avoid
duplication of efforts and ensure coordination on
environmental justice issues. |
Region 7 is committed to working closely with ATSDR to
involve the public in health issues at hazardous waste sites.
Region 7 and ATSDR have begun meeting to explore ways that
they can reach minority and low-income populations to educate
them in the ATSDR petitioning process and about health
concerns at hazardous waste sites. Cooperation in these
activities between ATSDR and Region 7 is ongoing. For
example, at a meeting in the Garland Park area, information
on the petition health assessment process was provided, as
well as information about the contamination at this site.
ATSDR also offered assistance to the community in developing
a community based health survey, which could be used to
obtain further assistance from State and Federal health
agencies.
The Region is working with ATSDR and other bodies on
health concerns in southeast Kansas. KU is investigating a
potential increase in childhood cancers in the area. ATSDR is
working with the citizens and State and Federal agencies in
trying to alleviate their concerns. ATSDR is also working
with EPA to consider environmental data from multiple sources
that might be affecting this area.
ATSDR is also working with NDEQ, NDOH, and EPA in
addressing concerns of citizens living near some active
facilities. NDOH has done some preliminary investigation of
health affects in the area, which ATSDR is reviewing. ATSDR
is working with the other agencies to determine what other
sampling might need to be done to determine if a health
problem does exist.
| 2/95 |
Initiated contact with ATSDR to
educate and encourage minority and low-income
populations in the use of the petition process. |
| 4/95 |
Participated in meeting with ATSDR,
local officials, and citizens from the Garland Park
area. |
| 6/95-4/96 |
Worked with citizens, KDHE, and KU
regarding health concerns in SE Kansas. |
| Mike Sanderson |
(913) 551-7664 |
Action
Item
| Explore other means of
cooperation with other Federal agencies. |
Region 9 and HHS have agreed to cooperate on providing
Federal financial assistance to a community clinic in an area
of Tucson, Arizona, with environmental justice concerns, near
the Tucson International Airport Area Superfund site. This
joint effort addresses health concerns of people who were
exposed to drinking water contaminated by trichloroethylene
(TCE) and other contaminants from the site. Region 9 and HHS
have held a series of working group meetings with clinic and
community representatives to outline an implementation plan.
In March 1995, HHS announced the award of a grant of
approximately $300,000 to the clinic. To provide citizens in
Region 9 access to information on issues regarding TCE
contamination, a TCE Superfund information library was opened
in November 1994. EPA has initiated on-going tests on the
municipal water supply for the south side of Tucson, Arizona.
| 11/94 |
Opened the TCE Superfund information
library. |
| 3/95 |
Announced award of the HHS grant at
public meeting. |
| 1/96 |
Initiated tests on municipal
drinking water supply for south-side Tucson, Arizona.
|
| Craig Cooper |
(415) 744-2370 |
Also, with the support and cooperation of BIA and Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Region 9 has
agreed to implement a soil sampling project in a wash located
within the Tohono o'odham Indian Nation. A meeting was held
in April 1995, to brief the San Xavier District Council on
the project. Issues raised at the meeting prevented the
signing of a soil sampling agreement, which had been
scheduled for May 1995. The sampling project has been
postponed to early 1997 due to difficulties encountered in
securing an access agreement to the Tohono o'odham Indian
Nation land. The project began in 1997 with sampling to be
conducted in April 1997.
| 11/94 |
Met with BIA, EPA, and ADEQ to
initiate the project. |
| 2/95 |
Project planning meeting held with
BIA, Region 9, and ADEQ. |
| 3/95 |
Project planning meeting held with
BIA, Region 9, and ADEQ. |
| 10/96 |
Access agreement obtained for soil
sampling. |
| Craig Cooper |
(415) 744-2370 |
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